The quality of the writing, really. Simple as that. Beautiful words. Its very nice as a singer to do great songs, which have wonderful lyrics and strong feelings underneath the song.

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I met John Lennon and he was with his wife in Tokyo. I met him...

I met John Lennon and he was with his wife in Tokyo. I met him...

Oh yes, much, because music is just something that comes to you. You don't question...

Oh yes, much, because music is just something that comes to you. You don't question...

Secretly, I wanted to look like Jimi Hendrix, but I could never quite pull it...

Secretly, I wanted to look like Jimi Hendrix, but I could never quite pull it...

I don't think I've ever played the Olympia before, but I'm not totally sure.

I don't think I've ever played the Olympia before, but I'm not totally sure.

I suppose young people think football is glamorous - soccer - it's big money and...

I suppose young people think football is glamorous - soccer - it's big money and...

But when you get music and words together, that can be a very powerful thing.

But when you get music and words together, that can be a very powerful thing.

It's not a very high failure rate if you choose people that you really like...

It's not a very high failure rate if you choose people that you really like...

You can never get silence anywhere nowadays, have you noticed?

You can never get silence anywhere nowadays, have you noticed?

When I stopped touring in the early '80s for a few years, it was a...

When I stopped touring in the early '80s for a few years, it was a...

Performing was terrifying.

Performing was terrifying.

But when you get music and words together, that can be a very powerful thing.

But when you get music and words together, that can be a very powerful thing.

Performing was terrifying.

Performing was terrifying.

Its fabulous when you do that, when you discover somebody who you like, when you...

Its fabulous when you do that, when you discover somebody who you like, when you...

Secretly, I wanted to look like Jimi Hendrix, but I could never quite pull it...

Secretly, I wanted to look like Jimi Hendrix, but I could never quite pull it...

Secretly, I wanted to look like Jimi Hendrix, but I could never quite pull it...

Secretly, I wanted to look like Jimi Hendrix, but I could never quite pull it...

And Mary J. Blige, shes got all these fur coats and hats and stuff. Shes...

And Mary J. Blige, shes got all these fur coats and hats and stuff. Shes...

In New York, you couldnt wish for a nicer audience, or in L.A., Chicago, Boston....

In New York, you couldnt wish for a nicer audience, or in L.A., Chicago, Boston....

But when I started writing songs, I stopped painting completely, and the only art things...

But when I started writing songs, I stopped painting completely, and the only art things...

I'm not really sure what it was, the best moment. You always hope it's to...

I'm not really sure what it was, the best moment. You always hope it's to...

When I stopped touring in the early 80s for a few years, it was a...

When I stopped touring in the early 80s for a few years, it was a...